If you are like me, we have entered the mad dash to the finish line of the school year. Spring activities are in full swing and the calendar is stacked. The new post this week is reminding us all the secret to persevering through this journey of parenting.
Read MoreThe Lord builds. He gathers. He heals. He binds.
I whisper in exhale, “Thank you, Jesus.” This is what my heart needs.
The beat in my chest rests, and I continue navigating the next seventeen verses of Psalm 147. Along the way, I discover five P’s of God that create a healing balm for areas that feel most broken in my life and in the world.
As if a healing balm, these attributes of God cover and calm.
Read MoreEvery day is a battle. Our hearts wage war to find joy. Our minds fight to discern truth. Our hands wrestle to value work.
Do you feel it too?
Here I’m sharing three questions to ask as we prepare our hearts, minds, and hands for battle. The weapons might be different than you think.
Read MoreI’m not a huge fan of resolutions. To me it feels like they are made to be broken, but I do love reflection questions and growth goals to work towards each year. So, this year, I’m evaluating my appetite:
How can I acquire an appetite for the new?
How can I enhance my appetite for that which is truly valuable?
How can I regulate my appetite so that it is sustainable?
“I have always wondered if I could put up a tree, and just use blue and silver decorations instead,” she explained, wanting to honor both her Jewish heritage and her husband’s Catholic background.
“Of course!” I exclaimed. “The tree has little to do with Jesus,” I told her confidently at the time. “It’s just a secular expression of the season.”
But, what I didn’t understand until the last few years is just how much our trees actually do set the stage for the redemptive story of Christ and put in perspective our greatest longings. Allow me to share more.
Over the years, however, I’ve been reminded how little I understood the tree those fifteen years ago.
Read MoreReady or not the holidays are upon us. Opportunities to serve, host, cook, and clean will become plentiful. After an exhausting year, how can we make it through “the most wonderful time of the year”, and have even an ounce of joy left? Here are a three reminders to get you through the coming months with your joy in tact even as you serve those around you.
Read MoreWe have all been there, the moment when the gift we thought was going to be there forever was instead lost forever: a relationship, a child, a spouse, a raise, a job, a house, you name it. We like the part of God that gives, but not the part that takes away.
How can a loving God give and take? If you have ever had that question, this post may be of encouragement to you.
Read MoreGod’s timing and our timing are rarely in perfect cadence. After some reading the past few months, I’ve been more mindful of whether I tend to inquire of God’s direction in all areas of my life or whether I simply proceed.
Here’s what i’ve learned.
Read MoreIt has always existed and it will always be apart of our life on earth: conflict. The past few weeks have been peppered with more incidents of sibling rivalry in my home and it’s drawn us more deeply into a conversation of creation than I would have expected.
Here I share the one truth that has helped provide perspective and wisdom in this area of rivalry.
Read MoreWith so much collective pain and tragedy of late, it’s difficult to give ourselves the permission to simply celebrate. Yet here we sit on the dawn of holidays with its myriad of traditions, and I wonder if it’s possible for the grieving to lead us into a place of celebrating.
Here’s now.
Read MoreWhen you feel depleted, do you default to a mindset of abundance or scarcity?
After a challenging few weeks, I’m sharing a few thoughts and helpful reminders so that you can live the abundant life you were called to live.
Read MoreAs our summer draws to a close, my mind is already focusing on a fresh school year and the many goals I want to implement or change from last year. What I’m realizing, however, is that more than change, my heart is longing for renewal: renewed energy, renewed vision, renewed motivation.
Anyone else?
Read here for five steps to lasting renewal.
Read MoreI guess I’ve always been a connector. You know, someone who introduces others when it seems like they were always meant to be connected.
While it’s benefited me in various seasons of life, there are times when it doesn’t feel like a gift. Instead it feels like my main value is all about the connection and less about, well, me.
Here I share how I’ve come to find my purpose in the fullness of God and why it matters for you today as well. It may just be the one thing that’s keeping you from the life you truly desire.
Read MoreI just returned from a lovely week away to the Colorado Rockies with my family, and as always the mountains taught lessons of truth and resilience. This week I'm sharing some helpful reminders for the times when you find yourself between a rock and a hard place.
Notice I said ‘when’, not ‘if’.
Read MoreThroughout life, we look to others to guide and lead us whether it’s what book to read next, what recipe to make, or what curriculum to buy. Along our spiritual journey it is no different. Here I talk through the what, why and how of practical discipleship and include some key resources that have made a difference in my life and in my family.
Read MoreAfter a recent beach vacation, my eyes were opened to more than the waves and expansive horizon. Unbeknownst to us, under the breathtaking scenery was a dangerous undercurrent. It led me to think about how we live looking at the surface—being rocked by waves—ignoring the current just below.
Here I share two truths to help as you assess what currents are directing your life.
Read MoreBirthdays can be joyful and stressful. Here are 10 of my favorite traditions to help you create memorable moments in a simplified way.
Read MoreIt’s the end of the day; I’m weary from unexpected demands, worn out from constant needs, and sensitive to every noise. What is the one thing I look forward to every single day? Read here.
Read MoreChip and Joanna Gains have built an empire on the grounds of transformation. After a recent private tour of Magnolia in Waco, Texas, I was reminded that we all have a before and after story available to us. Here’s how.
Read MoreHave you ever found yourself saying, “If we only had ______, then things would be better?”
You are not alone. However, over the years, I’ve found there is a way to confront the limiting beliefs about our limitations. Is there a way they could communicate love over lack?
Read more to find out.
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